David Cooke, a researcher at the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) explains how DNA-based molecular diagnostics is helping researchers to fight plant diseases caused by a notorious family of fungi.
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To identify an insect, an entomologist will first narrow down the range of possibilities by examining the creature's appearance. For instance, if it has two wings it will most probably be a species of fly. If it has eight legs, chances are it will be a spider.
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The Micro-Banking Open Architecture Project (Mo-Ap) is a new initiative to define and develop open source standards, software and documentation for microfinance institutions (MFIs) worldwide. According to programmers James Dailey of the Grameen...
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GIS Invader is an interactive geographic information system for registering aquatic alien species and creating distribution maps, developed by the Zoological Institute of the Regional Biological Invasions Center (RBIC) of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
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FloraMap™ is a software tool for botanists and biodiversity specialists that can be used to predict the geographic distributions of plant species in the wild. The program, developed at the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in...
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As seen in this issue’s article on the use of wastewater in Dakar, waste disposal in cities in developing countries presents both a problem for urban hygiene and at the same time an opportunity for farmers in terms of irrigation or fertilization of urban farms.
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